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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
Upset, anger as students handed grades for cancelled exams
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of school-leaving children in Britain were left distraught Thursday after being handed lower-than-expected grades, with many questioning how the results were calculated after the coronavirus…
High court nixes GOP move for ballot witness in Rhode Island
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place an agreement that allows Rhode Island residents to vote by mail in two upcoming elections without signing their ballots in the presence of two witnesses …
Egyptian lawyer: Senior Brotherhood leader dies in prison
CAIRO (AP) — A senior leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group died of a heart attack on Thursday in a Cairo prison where he had been serving a 25-year sentence, his lawyer said.
US official says FBI joining Beirut explosion investigation
BEIRUT (AP) — The FBI will join Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe of the massive explosion at Beirut's port that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destru…
Coronavirus positive? Thousands in Germany left wondering
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of travelers who were tested for the coronavirus upon entering Germany in the last two weeks waited Thursday to learn whether they were infected as Bavaria state officials acknowledg…
Police: Florida man arrested for making 26 bombs
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida police arrested a man after finding more than two dozen pipe bombs, including some that contained nails, screws and metal pellets.
Man guilty in terror plot to be released from prison
BOSTON (AP) — A Rhode Island man sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in a plot to behead a blogger on behalf of the Islamic State group will be released early because of the coronavirus pandemic, a fe…
Insurers to help pay 6 exonerated in Nebraska slaying
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska county that owes $28.1 million to six people wrongfully convicted of murder reached a settlement with several insurance companies to help pay part of the judgment.
Police: Woman held in Norway suffered self-inflicted cuts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A woman wearing bloodied clothes who was detained Thursday in Norway's second-largest city suffered self-inflicted injuries and nobody else appeared to have been hurt, police said.
VIRUS DIARY: Have toilet seat, will travel
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — People said we were crazy. We said we’d be careful.
Palestinian official slams agreement between US, Israel and UAE, saying it rewards Israeli occupation
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian official slams agreement between US, Israel and UAE, saying it rewards Israeli occupation.
Wayward emu captured running through New Jersey city
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A wayward emu was taken to an animal shelter after it was captured while running through the streets of a northern New Jersey city.
Federal appeals court upholds constitutionality of all-male military draft system; says only Supreme Court can change it
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal appeals court upholds constitutionality of all-male military draft system; says only Supreme Court can change it.
Grounded ship emptied of oil, but heavy damage for Mauritius
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Almost all the remaining oil has been pumped from a Japanese ship that ran aground off Mauritius, but its initial spill of 1,000 tons of fuel has severely damaged the Indian Ocean island's coral…
Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision.